| British Library: | C.102k.1/4 |
| Curwen Press: | E28 |
| British Library: | C.102k.1/4 |
| Curwen Press: | E28 |
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SAILING SHIPS AND BARGES OF THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN AND [central block illustrating a barometer] THE ADRI [lower part of block] ATIC SEAS
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SAILING-SHIPS AND BARGES OF THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN AND ADRIATIC SEAS [flower] A Series of Copper Plates engraved in the Line manner by EDWARD WADSWORTH And coloured by hand, with an Introduction and Brief Descriptions by BERNARD WINDELER FREDERICK ETCHELLS & HUGH MACDONALD 1a Kensington Place, LONDON, W.8 1928
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THE HASLEWOOD BOOKS SAILING-SHIPS AND BARGES
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[engraved plate, ship at sea] Of this edition, printed in England, on Zanders hand-made paper, at the Curwen Press, 450 numbered copies have been issued This is number [space for serial number] The copper plates have been destroyed.
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The Copper-plate Engravings have been printed by Messrs A. Alexander & Sons, Ltd
[1]4 [2-7]8; front end-paper is a sewn section of 4 blank leaves, the first a pastedown.
[i-vi] vii-xv (rectos only numbered) [xvi] 1 [2] 3 [4-6] 7-47 (every second recto only numbered) [48] 49-57 similarly, [58] 59-75 similarly, [76] 77 [78] 79 [+9].
Crown 8o: 11½" × 7 ⅛", uncut, white laid, J W Zanders + unicorn; 14(+7)pt. Koch Kursiv; 23 engraved plates, including 18 hand coloured; casing, spine white buckram gold-blocked: ‘[stylised end view of an upturned boat ]’ lettering down spine: ‘SAILING SHIPS [block as before but boat rightway up,]’, boards orange cloth, upper cover gold-blocked with line block design of sextant and ship's lamp; slip case in blue with printed label.
Curwen copy not numbered.
See Simon 1956 p.44 on typeface.
15/Oct/1926
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Robin Phillips, 1963 revised 29/May/2023